Incentive spirometer and musical instrument
OwnerBenjamin Grabberinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for teaching proper wind usage for a musical instrument. One embodiment comprises an incentive spirometer apparatus having a tubular body with a bore therethrough. The apparatus has a series of ribs and grooves that are formed in the bore, on the interior surface of the tubular body. The ribs have a first, smaller inner diameter (e.g., ⅙ inch) and the grooves have a second, larger inner diameter (e.g., ⅓ inch). The ribs and grooves may be evenly spaced (e.g., ⅕ inch between successive ribs). When airflow through the tubular body is within a predetermined range, the airflow over the ribs and grooves produces an audible tone from the apparatus. When airflow through the tubular body is outside the predetermined range, no audible tone is produced by the apparatus.
Claims10
An incentive spirometer apparatus comprising:
- a tubular body having a bore therethrough, wherein the tubular body has an anterior end and a posterior end;
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- a series of ribs and grooves that are formed on an interior surface of the tubular body within the bore, wherein the ribs have a first inner diameter and the grooves have a second inner diameter, wherein the first inner diameter is less than the second inner diameter;
- wherein when airflow through the tubular body is within a predetermined range, the airflow over the series of ribs and grooves produces an audible tone;
- wherein when airflow through the tubular body is outside the predetermined range, the airflow over the series of ribs and grooves produces no audible tone;
- wherein the tubular body has a face at the anterior end, wherein the face has an outer rim, wherein the outer rim has a tooth guide edge recess therein, wherein the tooth guide edge recess is adapted to enable a user to position the user's teeth in the tooth guide edge recess and thereby maintain the user's jaws in a desired position, and wherein the tooth guide edge recess is adapted to cause the user's teeth to slip out of the tooth guide edge recess when the user bites down on the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.